The American Society of Echocardiography is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ASE recognizes courses as supplements to formal training…
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Background In 2008, the Oregon legislature decided to protect their constituents by mandating that sonographers be licensed. In fact, registered sonographers may have their credentials revoked, yet still work in…
Background In studies showing benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), individual atrioventricular (AV) delays have been optimized using echocardiography. However, the method for AV delay optimization remains controversial. Methods In…
Background The aim of this study was to characterize papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) and their clinical sequelae in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). PFE is the third most common primary cardiac…
Background Patients with single–right ventricle (RV) physiology are at increased risk for myocardial dysfunction and mechanical dyssynchrony. Newer echocardiographic modalities may be better able to quantitate right ventricular function in…
Background Mechanical discoordination as studied by magnetic resonance imaging has been shown to be a better predictor of left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) compared with…
Background The influence of right ventricular (RV) function on exercise capacity has been poorly explored in mitral stenosis (MS). The objective of this study was to assess the determinants of…
Background Compared with previous three-dimensional (3D) echocardiographic scanners, high–volume rate scanners allow higher temporal resolution and the possibility of displaying cropped images side by side. These new features make 3D…
Objective Risk stratification of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with suspected cardiac chest pain (CP) and an undifferentiated electrocardiogram (ECG) is difficult. We hypothesized that in these patients…
